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[Captivate General] rscheller:
In my experience, backing up phone contacts using Gmail syncing is not 100%. Some fields in the on phone contact records are not properly carried into Gmail contact records and viceversa.

You'd think since Android is Google and Gmail is Google this would work flawlessly.
[Captivate General] pietro_spina:
Are you doing all this above because

cp -p

failed to preserve attributes or something? Or do your fingers like the exercise... :D

Oh, I bet it's because it is that the attributes are getting scrubbed when they are copied off the device to your computer...
[Captivate General] askpcguy:
I only do this manual method because I want to retain my history and contacts between Roms.
[Captivate General] pietro_spina:
I was asking specifically why you didn't use the "-p" preserve attributes flag when using the cp (copy) command. But I now realize your may be storing your backups in a way that blows away the info anyway. so you need to set ownership and permissions manually after restore..
[Captivate General] askpcguy:
Because I push the files to an external sd card which is copied to my computer.
[Captivate General] JRd1st:
TiBu does this, too. But thanks for the info. It's good too know how to do things manually, too.
[Captivate General] askpcguy:
I don't think titanium backup will backup call history. It does get the contacts and calendar though.
[Captivate General] Matt_85:
I found this thread very useful for the restoration of all my recent messages!!:D

the backup i have done with smsbackup&restore is 12hour before the disaster :eek:

what happened? simply after a normal reboot my Desire HD was going to bootloop! i've tried several restore procedures but i find out that /data partition is somehow "bad", don't know why...

the only thing i can do is backup data partition with clockworldmod and unyaff it on a pc;

then i followed the instructions in the OP and i succedeed in making succesfully a backup of all my messages ;

the only difference is the different path in which mmssms.db is located in Desire HD:

i have in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/

thank you again mate, very detailed guide :)
[Captivate General] askpcguy:
Glad someone found this useful! This is only compatible with Froyo roms, Gingerbread uses the /datadata folder and I haven't needed to manually backup the files because MIUI backup does it so amazingly well!
[Captivate General] Ticklefish:
Well, this is pretty neat. I'm forever reflashing my phone and having to reload everything.

Which is a p-a-i-n..

One question though, is there anyway to do all this using "adb shell"? I'd love to incorporate this into a batch file I'm making, with the proper credits of course, and it'd be nice to press a button and have the PC do all the hard work.
[Captivate General] pc103:
Super Backup from the Market does all 3:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.idea.backup.smscontacts&feature=search_result

The apps in post #2 are great too.
[Captivate General] askpcguy:
I tried, I had sort of a working bash script but ran into problems trying to get the script root access to do the copying/restoring. Come to think of it, if you wanted to get fancy, you could make a clockwork mod flashable zip. One for backup and one for restore.

-Yes, I know there are apps which might do this however I wanted to learn on my own.
[Captivate General] Ticklefish:
Well, yes, there are backup apps but you have to reinstall those apps and wait while they put your data back in bit by bit. Granted it may not take long but when you're reflashing what seems like once every five minutes, it can take forever!

The zip route seems like a good idea. That way, you can back up, install a rom and restore your details all from one screen. I'll have to have a look at it. :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macropp:
Hello all,

I'm new to all this unlocking and rooting thing so I wanted to ask you something.

Today I ordered from Amazon Samsung Captivate Galaxy S AT&T branded. The thing is that I live in Georgia, so there is no such thing as AT&T :D

I read as much to learn that I need to unlock my phone, but no one has ever mentioned if it's possible without having the branded SIM card.

So can I unlock my phone without having AT&T SIM card? :confused:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr.GreenLeaf:
Yes you can unlock without sim card. If you get service through any carrier other than at&t that uses sim cards, you will be asked for unlock code.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr.GreenLeaf:
Once you insert sim from "other carrier" the phone will ask for unlock code.. enter code at this time.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr.GreenLeaf:
I do believe there is an app, that will find and store the code. Then when you insert other carriers sim, it unlocks automatically. There are quite a few posts about unlocking in the developement section..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macropp:
First of all thank you very much for lightening-quick reply.

I'll try to look but I've never had an android and I'm interested, will it start without sim card? if not, how can I install the app for generating unlock code? or did you mean to get code by PC app?

Thanks in advance,

Gio
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cupricreki:
Ya your phone will start without a SIM card in it, and i believe the app he was reffering to earlier was one found in the android market
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macropp:
Thank you all :)

That feels much safe ;)

Thank you all for your time :)

I think I'll handle from here :P
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bielinsk:
Sorry for an obvious stupid question to some, but hoping someone can save me a lot of reading.

I have been on the Evo for a while and have just sold my Hero. It is rooted and I would like to put on the Latest Greatest Closest to stock rom I can without loosing root and so wireless tether will work.

Can someone point me in the right direction? I didn't see a link for a stock rom on the dev forum.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andythegreenguy:
Just root your stock... that should do it.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] user7618:
Indeed, ruu, reroot, and nand. Done. Cake and pie.

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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Gingerbread-on-Hero action here!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bielinsk:
Yea, was thinking about that. Will have to re-learn how to root the Hero.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aqualls:
Don't you need a custom kernel to wireless tether due to netfilters? I don't believe you can with stock kernel.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aqualls:
Or run Nfinite's latest rom. It's latest stock rom with extras.
[Xoom General] clovis_ll:
i saw a white light on the bottom corner on my xoom;s screen. is it for notifications?
[Xoom General] Jrockttu:
Depends on how you hold it. The notification light is a white (supposed to be tri-color) line next to the Verizon logo.
[Xoom General] clovis_ll:
right. i'm just confused as it rarely comes on. i think the only time it came on was when i was playing wordfeud with friends.

isn't it suppose to come on when i get IM or email or something?
[Xoom General] Diversion:
My light pulses White every 2 seconds or so when I get an IM on Gmail Talk. Edit: Only when the screens off, btw.
[Xoom General] Broadscope:
Here are the steps I took to learn this information:

1) Read the labels on the film taped across the front of the Xoom's screen as it came from the box, where it's pointing to NOTIFICATION LED

2) Read the user manual

3) Use my common knowledge and history of using mobile, connected devices to understand that a blinking light means something new has happened or arrived on the device.

4) Post a question on the forum

I think this is my first post, but I gladly use it to point out how newbish you are to have to ask this question on the internet.
[Xoom General] touretts69:
Thanks for being a jerk. You may also want to make sure that you have notifications turned on whatever apps you're using.
[Xoom General] AndyRathbone:
Top light to the left of the camera

There's another light, just to the left of the front-facing camera. Does anybody know what it does?

The light to the camera's right glows when the camera's on. But the light to the left doesn't seem to do anything yet. (And it's not listed in the manuals nor on the plastic pull-off screen protector.)

Judging from the iFixIt take-apart photos, I'm guessing it will light up when the Xoom is running 4G.

Anybody else know more?
[Xoom General] clovis_ll:
WOW thanks for your reply!

1. the label was taken off by the verizon employee when it was activated so i don't know that there was a sign that pointed to it.

2. the user manual did not specify where the notification light for apps are only for the charging light.

3. i know it is used to notify if something arrived but like i said it DOESN'T light when i get IMs even when the screen is off.

4. it is posted on the forum!

thanks, but i don't need your sarcastic answers.
[Xoom General] MichaelWestin:
I'm fairly sure what you are referring to is a light sensor, for automatic brightness adjustments.
[Xoom General] diaa08:
I actually had sorta the opposite problem in that I had the notification light going for seemingly no reason. Checked all apps and no notifications on bottom bar. Reboot solved but made me wonder what was up.
[Xoom General] SphericalPuma:
If you can't see the notification light it most likely has to do with your screen brightness. I thought mine was broken when it was so faint, so i cranked up the brightness and sent myself a test e-mail. When the screen was off the notification light pulsed incredibly bright, i turned it down repeated the test, and the notification light was really faint. Hopefully they can change that to where it's always bright no matter what the brightness of your screen is set at.
[Xoom General] keitht:
I assumed the notification light is only when the screen is off. Why do you need it when the screen is on? You can see all notifications in the lower right.
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
Also, lets not forget the notification light on the BOTTOM center of the tablet in landscape.

It only comes on if the device is OFF... its a battery charge light. Its 2 or 3 colors that change depending on the charge level.
[Xoom General] SphericalPuma:
What I'm saying is that the brightness of the notification light when your screen is off depends on the brightness your Xoom is set to. If you have your screen at 100 percent when its off the notification light will be very bright. However I had my screen quite dim and when it was off ans I received a notification, the light was almost nonexistent. You can test it for yourself. Its something that is hopefully fixed so that the notification light brightness is independent of the brightness your Xoom is set to.
[Xoom General] keitht:
Oh, I am sorry I misunderstood. I tested it at lowest brightness setting and the notification light is just as bright as full brightness for me.
[Xoom General] clovis_ll:
The reboot actually made it work. It was driving me nuts. Lol

The batery on this thing is so good, I haven't turned it off till I got it yesterday.
[Xoom General] SphericalPuma:
Yeah, mine works now too, weird, I rebooted it so there must have been something wonky going on, but everything works now.
[Desire Themes and Apps] aca85:
I want to use this app for partitioning sd cards and other,but when i want to do something the app says i need CMW recovery ,odd thing is,i already have the CMW rec. v2.5.0.7.

Should i allow the app to proceed,and flash the recovery or what ? (im guessing it want to flash a diff version?)
[Desire Themes and Apps] mikep99:
Yes, let it continue. It should only install the 'fake flash' version of CWM which is ok.
[Desire Themes and Apps] d1n0x:
flash Amon-RA Recovery, works like a treat for partitioning
[Desire Themes and Apps] Mandip_Karki:
CMW Flashing

Heloo there m new to XDA.i've got KARBONN A11..i want to install CMW in my device..googled all the methods but unable to flash.So will anyone help me to flash it on my Karbonn A11?? :(
[Atrix 4G General] Vangelis13:
Anyone knows whether (I guess it'll have to being a "World phone") / how the Atrix will get service under warranty in Europe?

With HTC for example you can call them from anywhere & they arrange either swaps or send-in, surely Motorola must have something similar?
[Atrix 4G General] alphadog00:
Motorola warranty works like Apple - you service the phone in the country was intended for. The AT&T Atrix is a USA phone - service in the USA. If you buy the Canadian variant - then service by Moto Canada.
[Atrix 4G General] Vangelis13:
What a let-down...
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
Hi,

I'm sorry for the noob question, but I want to be very safe. I was previously an iPhone user, and the challenge I'm facing with Android is that there are so many versions, and it's hard to find a device specific answer.

I want to start messing with system files, and as far as I could find, Nandroid seems to be the easiest solution for backup. But, its thread is rather outdated. So, I don't know if it's safe to use it with Inspire 4G.

If not, I would love to know the best and easiest way to make a nand backup with Inspire 4G.

Thank you so much in advance.

GT
[HTC Inspire 4G] homeslice976:
Yes you can do nandroid backups, but the catch-22 is you need to have root first. After you've performed root, install ROM Manager, flash clockwork mod recovery and then you can make full nandroid backups through cwm. There's a stock RUU floating around as well that will take you back to stock if you run into too much trouble though
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
Thank you. You are very kind (I see you helped me in other posts too). I am installing ROM manager as I type this. Rooting wasn't as hard even though I was spoiled with one touch GUI from my iPhone days lol.
[Off-topic] rosenbaa29:
Thanks to Product F(RED), I have found my favorite texting app. GoSMS! You might have heard of it, you might have not, but so far it is 5x better than Handcent and 100x better than the Android SMS Default. Let us know if you use this app, and what you think of it here! Have a great weekend!
[Off-topic] Kwaii49:
I love gosms. I've tried to settle for others and even for the stock messaging app but the themes are awesome. And the widget is cute also.
[Off-topic] rosenbaa29:
Very! Its alot more clean and "put-together" than handcent and many others. Have you used any other sms apps before?
[Off-topic] marvalar:
I'm using it too as my sms app.

It's great and it has a lot of customization options!
[Off-topic] rosenbaa29:
I love the different themes that are available!
[Off-topic] syrenz:
I liked it, but saw no reason for me to switch from my default which is smooth, clean, good-looking and straight-forward. But, yeah definitely a lot better than the alternative ones (handcent etc...).
[Off-topic] rosenbaa29:
Yep! For the Android Texting app, its a great example of "Too Simple." We love flexibility nowadays :)
[Off-topic] lampz:
but it doesnt have emoji..
[Off-topic] rosenbaa29:
Hopefully we get Emjoi sometime soon! Keep us in the loop. :D
[Off-topic] poxxy:
sounds like this app is just what i've been looking for

does it have any ads?
[Off-topic] de Wolfe:
Could you tell us Handcent-users what Go-SMS actually does better than Handcent? I don't see a big difference.
[Off-topic] mister-viper:
I use GoSMS to and i like the app.

I tried some other before like handcent sms but GoSMS is my favorite.

Handcent SMS causes some big lags for me. Furthermore there were some errors in displaying some MMS. When i tried GoSMS this bugs did not appear.
[Off-topic] dahauss:
Great APP but there is a problem with it. if an SMS comes in and the popup windows comes on and you are not near the phone and the screen turns off, the popup goes away (as it should) BUT so does the SMS notification and the SMS is marked as READ. this means the reminder function of the program does not work.

How do I resolve this? Im on the EVO4G
[Off-topic] URINUDNK:
For starters; GO SMS, unlike Handcent, doesn't look like a giant pile of sh*t being rendered onto your Android screen.
[Off-topic] agent205:
i just download it yesterday, accidentally

and suddenly, i love it :D
[Off-topic] torken:
I use gosms to and i especially love the drwaing feature... it's funny as hell to draw stupid bull**** and send it to your friends :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] hotshot333:
Hi,

I know you can overlap widgets in Launcher Pro, but is there any way to do this in GO Launcher? I tried that same Launcher Pro "resize trick", but it didn't work on GO Launcher.. any other way?

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Diskb0x:
Did you ever find a way of doing this?
[HD2 Android SD Development] magawa:
thanx ... testing now :) :

I will report back

edit 1 :hmmm .... How to download from that site :(

edit 2 : got it downloaded by pressing any where :D

edit 3 : all working " camera - bluetooth - data - wifi :) "
[HD2 Android SD Development] nkognegr0:
thanks for the rom! Here is a mirror with the nexus one updated english language pack added.

DOWNLOAD
[HD2 Android SD Development] shiftpda:
Thanks friend
[HD2 Android SD Development] Krendelrus:
Awesome build, thanks a lot :)
[HD2 Android SD Development] 2-Faces:
Hi there,

Is it possible to implement other languages then chinese and english? I'm interessted in this rom, but I want to use my HD2 with a german interface.

Greets.
[HD2 Android SD Development] yugoport:
My hd2 got stuck at boot screen, any tip? I wasn't able to boot this build, how long should I wait on the first boot?

Thanks
[HD2 Android SD Development] nkognegr0:
works fine with magldr for me are you using it with the sd version? did you use the right rootfs.img? also it should load fairly quick all the miui roms i have used so far load quick!
[HD2 Android SD Development] HQRaja:
Data Image Question

Will this build work with a smaller data image? If so, can someone provide a suitable one, keeping in mind that for the apps that I would install, around 300MB or so is enough for me, including a good 20-30 MB free space for the apps I would just install, try out and remove every now and then.

PS: How much of the data image will the ROM itself use (in case it does use any at all) and how much will I have free for my apps?
[HD2 Android SD Development] HQRaja:
Mine also got stuck on the first boot when I first attempted to install it. Taking the battery out and rebooting the phone made it work without any further issue at all.
[HD2 Android SD Development] waichai:
testing it, so far so good. hopefully this built will have a good battery life. Market download doesn't work on first boot, but it works on second boot.
[HD2 Android SD Development] giuliano.rigon:
everythibg works market included BUT I LOSE SOUND AFTER TRYING TO change notification sounds.. any ideas?
[HD2 Android SD Development] 3dak:
Sure. I suggest to use the latest camera stuff and translate the latest one. don't use an old one to replace, otherwise you maybe encounter FC issue on camera apps. actually official original MIUI ROM's english language is not good enough and many UI items still are in Chinese even if you set the language to English.
[HD2 Android SD Development] 3dak:
You may use RootExplorer application to edit /system/build.prop file to change the default ringtone settings:

find follwoing lines and modify them then save and reboot. the default ringtones will be changed:

#

# Ringtones Setting

#

ro.config.ringtone=Safari.ogg

ro.config.notification_sound=OnTheHunt.ogg

ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Classic.ogg

ro.config.cal_notification=Safari.ogg

ro.config.msg_notification=Heaven.ogg
[HD2 Android SD Development] giuliano.rigon:
the problem is.. after a while (short while, minutes) all sound disappears. no ringtones, no loudspeaker, nothing.. All had been working fine. a mystery to me. can anybody help
[HD2 Android SD Development] waichai:
this built run very stable and smooth, but it has data connection problem. Sometimes it won't connect back after data connection lost . what data connection type this built has? PPP or RMNET? Is there something that i can try to make data connection more stable? I really want to keep running this built.

Edit: Iam using the built in post#3, not post#1 since iam not able to download from link.
[HD2 Android SD Development] DavidMc0:
So far this build is almost the best I've ever had - thanks!

One thing that I love is the ability to use google maps & google earth with dual-touch as it's supposed to work (able to spin the view with 2 fingers), which until now I've only had working on sense builds.

Wifi, Data, everything else I've tried so far works great.

The only issue I'm having is excessive battery drain, e.g. 77% charge before going to bed, almost empty in the morning.

Also, I had to download from the mirror in post 3, as the web site (115.com) is rubbish - I signed up, but when clicking on the download link it just puts up adverts and doesn't download the file. Probably best to use a different web site, or perhaps I just missed something obvious?

Thanks for the great work - really enjoying the ROM & looking forward to future updates.
[HD2 Android SD Development] otaku888:
Can anyone give me a hint as to how to download from the first link in the textfile. I've tried translating it, signing up for an account but I just cannot figure out how to download the file!!!!

arrrgh.
[HD2 Android SD Development] 3dak:
115 download link is the most popular free share space (up to 8GB) provider in China. and usually need a software named UDown http://u.115.com/download.html once you install this software, when you key in a 115 download link or click a 115 download link, the UDown will automatically download 115 download link.

I'll provide a Mediafire download link
[HD2 Android SD Development] 3dak:
for the excessive battery drain issue, it only happens on recent MIUI versions since MIUI1.2.18, if you wanna a low battery consumption verison, I suggest you use MIUI1.1.7, hope MIUI team will fix this issue asap
[HD2 Android SD Development] adasad:
Because it is not a lot who interest for this build (Miui )as other builds:mad:

just our cooker ( 3dak ):o

we wait him to make the new build

regards
[HD2 Android SD Development] kundanjuit:
I don't know why the MIUI Rom is not so popular as the other ROM's. Initially I never tried this thinking it as a Iphone themed build.

But thankfully I tried it and the features, stability and user interface are superb. For me the SD card build is better than every NAND rom I tried. Everything working perfectly making my LEO an awesome device with dual boot with WP7.

Was eagerly waiting for the gingerbread SD build, but was disappointed to know 3dak will not be working on this anymore :-( . So I will continue to be running my old MIUI rom untill I decide to flash the NAND version.
[HD2 Android SD Development] s050399b:
Did you read his first post?

he said:

SORRY I will stop to release any MIUI mods , including SD/MAGLDR version, owing to some unhappy things, check here:http://www.miui.com/thread-59240-1-1.html
[HD2 Android SD Development] s050399b:
Hi 3dak,

I went to MIUI (http://bigota.d.miui.com/1.4.1/miui_HD223_1.4.1_2.3.zip) and load their "original" rom into NAND, and the (touch screen) is so unresponsive! Phone doesn't prompt for connection to SD card, and unable to access the SD card from PC, lots of problems,

need you to optimize their ROM lar,
[HD2 Android SD Development] vua777:
HD2 Miui 1.4.1 (GB 2.3.3)

This is my 2nd attempt to build a rom, I am not good to cook rom and fix bugs but it work on my HD2 :D

Port it from official miui rom for HD2 here http://www.miui-dev.com/roms/ with my tweaks:

- SD MAGLDR only (for dual boot WP7)

- English pack patched

- Ad free hosts

- Kernel tytung R9

- Classic initrd.gz with rootfs

That all I can do, I post here just for testing Miui Gingerbread, please backup your data if you try, use it at your own risk.

you should use a new data.img and reboot twice.

Download: http://www.multiupload.com/A82UIBHOG8

hope 3dak will come back with his update soon
[HD2 Android SD Development] adasad:
its working in my HD2 too:D

ok you are new cooker:)

regards